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I saw this jawn a while back. A couple things I liked:
+included lots of people who do lots of things, NOT just band members. This is good because it's very important to remember that a scene isn't only made of bands, and also if you look at the proportions of people active in bands vs people active in other ways, a lot of women fall into the second category and it's important not to ignore that. Being in bands may be more visible but it is not everything.
+Did not focus on riot girl. I am tired of almost every conversation about women in punk centering on riot girl/bikini kill. Nothing against that, but there are tons of women in other kinds of bands, always have been, and frankly I find their stories more interesting.

THATS THE DIY MOST THING I CAN THINK OF, EXCEPT LIKE PHOTOSYNTHESIS PLANTS ARE STRAIGHT CRIMETHINC

Ok thanks ! Now I know why the name was unknown to me, I've never been into Bikini Kill and I didn't know Le Tigre...

Originally Posted by Hartig Net

I saw this jawn a while back. A couple things I liked:
+included lots of people who do lots of things, NOT just band members. This is good because it's very important to remember that a scene isn't only made of bands, and also if you look at the proportions of people active in bands vs people active in other ways, a lot of women fall into the second category and it's important not to ignore that. Being in bands may be more visible but it is not everything.
+Did not focus on riot girl. I am tired of almost every conversation about women in punk centering on riot girl/bikini kill. Nothing against that, but there are tons of women in other kinds of bands, always have been, and frankly I find their stories more interesting.

Thanks for your review; now I'm even more decided to watch it. Like you, I tend to dislike it when documentaries or zines only focus on band members... Not liking the "star system" is one thing that attracted me to punk, so no need to only talk about people in bands, there's so much more to be found in our movement.

I saw this jawn a while back. A couple things I liked:
+included lots of people who do lots of things, NOT just band members. This is good because it's very important to remember that a scene isn't only made of bands, and also if you look at the proportions of people active in bands vs people active in other ways, a lot of women fall into the second category and it's important not to ignore that. Being in bands may be more visible but it is not everything.
+Did not focus on riot girl. I am tired of almost every conversation about women in punk centering on riot girl/bikini kill. Nothing against that, but there are tons of women in other kinds of bands, always have been, and frankly I find their stories more interesting.

this gets me even more interested!

I mentioned this movie yesterday to one of the LB Riot Grrrls and asked if it could be considered in one of their upcoming movie screenings (they have them monthly). Fingers crossed in hope they will